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it was not about politics or whether we should have healthcare reform or healthcare changes. it was always about the and whether the federal government had the authority to do what they did. i would say the same thing here. whether market based exchanges, federal or state, is good for oklahoma citizens or virginians is a policy decision. but the congress has spoken clearly here. congress has said to the states you have a decision to make. here is your decision. expand medicaid or adopt an exchanges. here are the benefits that you receive on behalf of your citizens on both counts. states are making the decisions as we speak. oklahoma has chosen not to adopt an exchange. the benefit of that is that our employers are not subject to the employer mandate penalty. and, as you indicated, perhaps other states will make a different decision. but we must enforce what the law says. it is about making sure an agency, in this case the i.r.s., does what the law says. we believe they have exceeded in by approving that statute that is not unique to oklahoma because there were others in washi
it was not about politics or whether we should have healthcare reform or healthcare changes. it was always about the and whether the federal government had the authority to do what they did. i would say the same thing here. whether market based exchanges, federal or state, is good for oklahoma citizens or virginians is a policy decision. but the congress has spoken clearly here. congress has said to the states you have a decision to make. here is your decision. expand medicaid or adopt an...
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fischer, 30 seconds. >> we learn more and more about the affordable healthcare act every day. as i talked to medical providers across the state, they have deep concerns. they cannot expand because of the uncertainty. we have hospitals that are concerned, especially in rural nebraska. i have a number of critical access hospitals. they don't know what is coming because of the uncertainty that is out there with health care. i always go back to we need to make sure that health care is affordable. that was not addressed in the debate that passed or the non debate that passed the affordable healthcare act. >> thank you, senator fischer. >> i have heard the same uncertainty, but congress can take every single tax and spending decision beyond the election and gets back to the need to reform congress, to change it so it stops during the sort of thing. a lot of uncertainty is born from people saying they want to repeal the law. these exchanges can work. these exchanges are market- oriented. a lot needs to be changed, but we need to go forward and not back. >> next question for senator k
fischer, 30 seconds. >> we learn more and more about the affordable healthcare act every day. as i talked to medical providers across the state, they have deep concerns. they cannot expand because of the uncertainty. we have hospitals that are concerned, especially in rural nebraska. i have a number of critical access hospitals. they don't know what is coming because of the uncertainty that is out there with health care. i always go back to we need to make sure that health care is...
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. >> do you think every american is entitled to healthcare, quality health care to insurance? or do you think it is something that should be earned. >> i believe we need to look at the affordability of health care. we need to make sure americans can afford it. we need to make sure that americans have opportunities to have jobs, good paying jobs, in order to purchase health care. as i said earlier, we always need to be cognizant and take care of those who truly cannot care for themselves. we need to look a pre-existing conditions. i hear that bipartisan talks on both sides. i note that will happen. we can work this out so people with pre-existing conditions are covered. but my main concern is to make it affordable. health care really is not affordable for anyone. you can always get your insurance and whether you buy yourself if your self insured and have a large deductible, or if you're fortunate enough to have an employer who helps to provide you with health care insurance, it is expensive. we need to look at ways we can lower the cost of health care insurance in this country.
. >> do you think every american is entitled to healthcare, quality health care to insurance? or do you think it is something that should be earned. >> i believe we need to look at the affordability of health care. we need to make sure americans can afford it. we need to make sure that americans have opportunities to have jobs, good paying jobs, in order to purchase health care. as i said earlier, we always need to be cognizant and take care of those who truly cannot care for...
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with every other contractor, their performance metrics, except with healthcare. host: we have been talking with dr. marty makary, a surgeon at johns hopkins hospitals in baltimore. here is his book. we have about a half-hour left on the "washington journal" this morning. coming up, our weekly america by the numbers segment. we will be looking at workplace safety issues. we will be right back. >> the first thing in our article here is getting medicare costs under control as the number-one priority. and it is the most untouchable thing. but that is going to cause more trouble than any other problem we got physically in the u.s. getting medicare costs under control is the number-one thing. >> usain also, surcharge smokers, and the obese for their medicare coverage. >> right. >> where did that idea come from? >> it came from oz. on the person that put it in the memo, but i did not have to fight hard for it. i ran something in the "washington post" where instead of calling people morbidly obese i called them mega-fatties and i was reduced by the "washington post" for
with every other contractor, their performance metrics, except with healthcare. host: we have been talking with dr. marty makary, a surgeon at johns hopkins hospitals in baltimore. here is his book. we have about a half-hour left on the "washington journal" this morning. coming up, our weekly america by the numbers segment. we will be looking at workplace safety issues. we will be right back. >> the first thing in our article here is getting medicare costs under control as the...
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. >> was at healthcare specific? we can spend less and have better outcomes. what makes you think that we can go the other direction? >> there is an outcome observation that has a lot of debates. the fact is, if your choice is to adopt a system of government provision, single-payer, you can expect long lines and reduce the quality of care. the u.s. has been a place where most of the innovation in the world happens in the health care space. we have not have the government come in and cut costs. if you want to strive towards tears, we need to have the free- market health care. -- worked here, -- toward c ures, need to have free market health care. >> innovation has been remarkable. i think going forward is to strengthen the program. these are the last two questions. you both get your shot. >> i work as a department of defense contractor. soldiers with ptsd. typical medicine has negative side effects that acupuncture does not. can you tell me why acupuncture is not covered? >> i think medical treatment for soldiers with ptsd should be decided between them and the
. >> was at healthcare specific? we can spend less and have better outcomes. what makes you think that we can go the other direction? >> there is an outcome observation that has a lot of debates. the fact is, if your choice is to adopt a system of government provision, single-payer, you can expect long lines and reduce the quality of care. the u.s. has been a place where most of the innovation in the world happens in the health care space. we have not have the government come in and...
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they got healthcare reform. they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see gridlock today, but i think the problem is not so much the partisan bickering, i think it's the bipartisan consensus. because, on so many issues, there is not that much disagreement. it's hard to accept that now in an election year, democrats and republicans try to make a big deal of their differences. but on the essential issues, for example, what can be more important than war? when a car is engaged in war, there is nothing more important. and i want to hear the voices of people all over this country every day. i see the media as a huge kitchen table that stretches
they got healthcare reform. they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see...
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[applause] we're not going to kick the for an elderly and disabled out of healthcare to pay for a tax cut fed does not help us grow, and i will not turn -- that does not help us to grow, and i will not turn medicare into a voucher. after a lifetime of labor, no american should have their retirement years spent at the mercy of insurance companies. station retire with dignity and respect. -- they should retire with dignity and respect. they have earned it. we will reform and strengthen medicare by actually reducing costs, not by dumping those costs on to seniors. the same thing with social security. we will take steps to strengthen it, but we will not turn it over to wall street. we have been talking about what happens at home, but that is connected to what happens abroad. in 2008 i said i would end the war in iraq, and i did. i said we would wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way, and we are three good because of the incredible service and sacrifice of our troops, a new tower is rising above the skyline. osama bin laden is dead during good -- is dead, but we still face s
[applause] we're not going to kick the for an elderly and disabled out of healthcare to pay for a tax cut fed does not help us grow, and i will not turn -- that does not help us to grow, and i will not turn medicare into a voucher. after a lifetime of labor, no american should have their retirement years spent at the mercy of insurance companies. station retire with dignity and respect. -- they should retire with dignity and respect. they have earned it. we will reform and strengthen medicare...
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with federal agencies at times in the environmental and energy context, and the finance sector, and healthcare context, where agencies have acted in a way that is inconsistent with the power and authority. and a representative democracy is all about making sure our elected officials to adopt a law -- in this case, congress -- they set up a framework. the agency administers the law. if the agency disregards the framework set up by the legislative branch, it is inconsistent with our constitutional form of government. and that is bigger than a question about health care, bigger than a question about finance and energy and environment. it is about our ability as citizens across the country to have confidence in how we implement it. -- how we adopt law and how we implement it. i have been a business owner -- i have been a business owner experienced anything the rising health-care costs. it's a major problem congress has addressed and states have addressed let's make sure the intent articulated in a lot is maintained and enforced and not give authority to an agency acting inconsistent with that. hos
with federal agencies at times in the environmental and energy context, and the finance sector, and healthcare context, where agencies have acted in a way that is inconsistent with the power and authority. and a representative democracy is all about making sure our elected officials to adopt a law -- in this case, congress -- they set up a framework. the agency administers the law. if the agency disregards the framework set up by the legislative branch, it is inconsistent with our...
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under these programs, massive investments have been and are still being made in education, healthcare, modernization, social infrastructure, direct payments to the poorest households. and in our battle against hiv/aids, a new plan has been launched to consolidate agai -- gains that have been made in reducing the prevalence of the disease. our target is to achieve elimination and expand access to anti revival therapy -- anti- retroviral therapy for persons living with hiv/aids. the equivalent of about $80 million, the contribution to the financing of this strategic plan. but this is not enough. we are now finding ourselves in a rather ironic situation, one that is threatening the advances we've made thus far. ghana, like developing countries that have made remarkable headway in combating this disease, is becoming a victim of its own success. as the numbers of disease and rates of infection and mortality go down, so, too, to the figures in the global funding for hiv/aids programs. this leaves a considerable financing gap for many countries such as ghana that are not only trying to maint
under these programs, massive investments have been and are still being made in education, healthcare, modernization, social infrastructure, direct payments to the poorest households. and in our battle against hiv/aids, a new plan has been launched to consolidate agai -- gains that have been made in reducing the prevalence of the disease. our target is to achieve elimination and expand access to anti revival therapy -- anti- retroviral therapy for persons living with hiv/aids. the equivalent of...
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i am with modern healthcare magazine. >> we are trying to look at the types of services that can be funded by medicaid. and the types of services that cannot be funded through that mechanism. so iran might use samhsa dollars for county, state or local dollars. and obviously for the relationship hud, the actual payment for the housing. the rent. the three agencies have been working closely together. along with the assistant secretary. attriting about how we can put together a vouchers, medicaid funding and non-medicaid funding to support a person and recovery and getting and maintaining housing. -- in recovery and getting and maintaining housing. >> i am from clinical psychiatry magazine. i have questions about synthetic drugs. a relaxed two or three years -- i was wondering if they are included in your survey. where they stand as far as your concerns go? >> do you want to comment on the synthetic drugs? we do not have the data. but what we are doing through our state authorities -- monitoring the presence of synthetic drugs -- r. gil kerlikowske, they want to comment. reach m inkay want to
i am with modern healthcare magazine. >> we are trying to look at the types of services that can be funded by medicaid. and the types of services that cannot be funded through that mechanism. so iran might use samhsa dollars for county, state or local dollars. and obviously for the relationship hud, the actual payment for the housing. the rent. the three agencies have been working closely together. along with the assistant secretary. attriting about how we can put together a vouchers,...
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with federal agencies at times in the environmental and energy context, and the finance sector, and healthcare context, where agencies have acted in a way that is inconsistent with the power and authority. and a representative democracy is all about making sure our elected officials to adopt a law -- in this case, congress -- they set up a framework. the agency administers the law. if the agency disregards the framework set up by the legislative branch, it is inconsistent with our constitutional form of government. and that is bigger than a question about health care, bigger than a question about finance and energy and environment. it is about our ability as citizens across the country to have confidence in how we a dog law and how we implement it. --i have been a business owner experienced anything the rising health-care costs. it's a major problem congress has addressed and states have addressed let's make sure the intent articulated in a lot is maintained and enforced and not give authority to an agency acting inconsistent with that. host: here is a blog -- can you speak to this? guest: the
with federal agencies at times in the environmental and energy context, and the finance sector, and healthcare context, where agencies have acted in a way that is inconsistent with the power and authority. and a representative democracy is all about making sure our elected officials to adopt a law -- in this case, congress -- they set up a framework. the agency administers the law. if the agency disregards the framework set up by the legislative branch, it is inconsistent with our...
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. >> one part of healthcare reform did away with insurance company's ability to deny coverage for people with pre- existing conditions. part of the trade-off was requiring people to have coverage for individual mandates. good would you say we are keeping pre-existing conditions coverage, and if so, how would you pay for it? >> i support repealing the health care act. what i hear from the state of nebraska is they supported it as well. did we do not like the individual mandate. we do not like the government coming between a doctor and a patient. pre-existing conditions, that is important we are able to address that. what i will tell you is we will not pay for it by spilling over 7000 billion dollars from medicare. that was the trade-off on the health-care aren't now. that was the deal made. that is not sound policy. everybody knows it is not sound policy. we can look for savings with tort reform. medical procedures that are required are often unnecessary. that is one way we can look at it. >> i signed a bill, and it had no impact of all. this is a decrease in payment to insurance companie
. >> one part of healthcare reform did away with insurance company's ability to deny coverage for people with pre- existing conditions. part of the trade-off was requiring people to have coverage for individual mandates. good would you say we are keeping pre-existing conditions coverage, and if so, how would you pay for it? >> i support repealing the health care act. what i hear from the state of nebraska is they supported it as well. did we do not like the individual mandate. we do...